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Pips answers — Sunday, April 19, 2026

The finished Easy, Medium and Hard boards for this day, with every region rule satisfied.

Easy #812

Easy

blue (=): 3 · 3 | purple: 6 | green (=): 0 · 0 | amber (=1): 1 | orange (=): 4 · 4 | slate (=): 2 · 2

Medium #825

Medium

blue (=7): 3 · 4 | purple (=): 0 · 0 | green (=): 5 · 5 | amber (<7): 1 · 5 | orange (=7): 1 · 6 | slate (=): 6 · 6 · 6 | teal (>1): 5

Hard #836

Hard

blue (=2): 1 · 1 | purple (<2): 0 · 0 · 0 · 0 | green (=5): 2 · 3 | amber (=5): 4 · 1 | orange (=2): 2 · 0 | slate (=): 3 · 3 | teal (=9): 6 · 3 | pink: 6 | lime: 6 | brown: 6 | blue (=8): 4 · 4 | purple (=4): 2 · 2 | green: 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber1 — Be exactly 11
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue7 — Add up to exactly 72
Purple= — Show the same number on every cell2
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber<7 — Add up to less than 72
Orange7 — Add up to exactly 72
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal>1 — Be more than 11

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue2 — Add up to exactly 22
Purple<2 — Add up to less than 24
Green5 — Add up to exactly 52
Amber5 — Add up to exactly 52
Orange2 — Add up to exactly 22
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal9 — Add up to exactly 92
PinkTake any value it likes1
LimeTake any value it likes1
BrownTake any value it likes1
Blue8 — Add up to exactly 82
Purple4 — Add up to exactly 42
GreenTake any value it likes1
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